Summary:
The wheelchair with car's viper motor costs around Rs 8,000. PALLAKAD: Six final year B.Tech students of NSS Engineering College, Pallakad, as part of their final year project, have designed a wheelchair which is controlled by sound.This wheelchair moves forward, backward and sideways following voice command from the person sitting on it. The same wheelchair with a better motor and other utility systems can be made within a budget of Rs 10,000.The wheelchair can bear a maximum body mass of 75kg. A bicycle iron frame forms the basis of this innovative wheelchair.It is made in a cost-effective manner and is quite affordable. The sound command is transferred via a small chip called 'voice module' which is attached to the wheelchair's micro controller.The innovation could be used for patients in hospitals and other health care centers..